diff --git a/JiayiLauncher/Appearance/PaletteGenerator.cs b/JiayiLauncher/Appearance/PaletteGenerator.cs
index 062f44d..b92d46e 100644
--- a/JiayiLauncher/Appearance/PaletteGenerator.cs
+++ b/JiayiLauncher/Appearance/PaletteGenerator.cs
@@ -128,10 +128,11 @@ public static void CreatePalette()
 		);
 		
 		var allChannelsAverage = (averageColor.R + averageColor.G + averageColor.B) / 3;
+		allChannelsAverage = Math.Clamp(allChannelsAverage + Random.Shared.Next(-20, 20), 0, 255);
 		var dark = allChannelsAverage < 200; // prefer dark
 		
 		// values and stuff
-		var accent = palette[0];
+		var accent = palette[Random.Shared.Next(0, palette.Count / 2)];
 		Color primaryBackground;
 		Color secondaryBackground;
 		
diff --git a/JiayiLauncher/Settings/JiayiSettings.cs b/JiayiLauncher/Settings/JiayiSettings.cs
index a17b37f..a1952d0 100644
--- a/JiayiLauncher/Settings/JiayiSettings.cs
+++ b/JiayiLauncher/Settings/JiayiSettings.cs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 using System.Text.Json;
 using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
 using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
+using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using JiayiLauncher.Appearance;
 using JiayiLauncher.Features.Mods;
@@ -157,7 +158,7 @@ public float[] MovementSpeed
     public bool UseBackgroundImage
     {
         get => _themeState.ThemeStyles.GetProperty(":root", "--background-image")?.Value != "none";
-        set => _themeState.UpdateTheme("--background-image", value ? $"url('')" : "none");
+        set => _themeState.UpdateTheme("--background-image", value ? "url('')" : "none");
 
     }
     
@@ -196,7 +197,7 @@ public string BackgroundImageUrl
             if (Instance.UseBackgroundImage) 
                 return Regex.Match(_themeState.ThemeStyles.GetProperty(":root", "--background-image")?.Value ?? "", 
                     @"url\(\'(?<url>[^']+)\'\)").Groups["url"].Value;
-            _themeState.UpdateTheme("--background-image", $"none");
+            _themeState.UpdateTheme("--background-image", "none");
             return string.Empty;
         }
         set
@@ -208,7 +209,8 @@ public string BackgroundImageUrl
 
     [JsonIgnore]
     [Setting("Generate palette from background", "Appearance",
-        "Create a color palette based on your background image. Videos are NOT supported.", "UseBackgroundImage")]
+        "Create a color palette based on your background image. Videos are NOT supported.", "UseBackgroundImage",
+        "Palette generation is memory intensive and may take a while. Every generated palette is slightly different.")]
     public (string, Action) GeneratePalette { get; set; } = ("Generate", () =>
     {
         if (!Instance.UseBackgroundImage) return;
diff --git a/JiayiLauncher/Shared/ThemeController.razor b/JiayiLauncher/Shared/ThemeController.razor
index 41aa23b..e205962 100644
--- a/JiayiLauncher/Shared/ThemeController.razor
+++ b/JiayiLauncher/Shared/ThemeController.razor
@@ -52,10 +52,7 @@
         
         var theme = CssBuilder.FromFile(themeStyles);
         theme.UpdateProperty(":root", new CssProperty("--background-image", 
-            $"url('./themes/{JiayiSettings.Instance.Theme}/background.gif'), " +
-            $"url('./themes/{JiayiSettings.Instance.Theme}/background.png'), " +
-            $"url('./themes/{JiayiSettings.Instance.Theme}/background.jpg')"));
-        ThemeState.Instance.ApplyTheme(theme);
+            $"url('{JiayiSettings.Instance.BackgroundImageUrl}')"));
         
         await base.OnInitializedAsync();
     }